Tyrants Quotes

520 Tyrants quotes by 357 unique authors

Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider… — Aristotle
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. — Abigail Adams
Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. — Mikhail Bakunin
Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart. — Honore de Balzac
The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill… — John Adams
How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words! — Samuel Adams
Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart. — Jeremy Bentham
The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means. — Georges Bernanos
The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations. — Ambrose Bierce
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. — Ambrose Bierce
In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend. — Aeschylus
Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence. — Aeschylus
Any excuse will serve a tyrant. — Aesop
The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him, they crush those beneath them. — Emily Bronte
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. — Edmund Burke
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny. — Edmund Burke
Tyrants seldom want pretexts. — Edmund Burke
Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants. — Edmund Burke
Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear. — George W. Bush
The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free. — George W. Bush
If we must have a tyrant, let him at least be a gentleman who has been bred to the business, and let us fall by… — Lord Byron
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants. — Albert Camus
While we are under the tyranny of Priests, it will ever be their interest, to invalidate the law of nature and reason, in order to… — Ethan Allen

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